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Basal/Squamous cell carcinoma
MS Module
12
Medical
Graduate
05/26/2009

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Term
What type of sun exposure is more associated with basal and sqaumous cell carcinomas?
Definition
prolonged exposure to sun
Term
Which carcinoma is more common on the face?
Definition
Basal
Term
Which carcinoma is more common on the head and neck?
Definition
squamous
Term
Which carcinoma rarely becomes metastatic?
Definition
basal
Term
Which carcinoma can slowly progress and become metastatic?
Definition
squamous
Term
Which carcinoma is the most common skin tumor overall?
Definition
Basal
Term
How many new cases of Basal cell carcinoma are there per year in US?
Definition
800,000/year
Term
Which carcinoma is papule, nodular, and sometimes pigmented?
Definition
basal
Term

Which carcinoma can be associated with telangiectatis?

 

THROW BACK: what other disease presents with telangiectasia? (HINT: it is periungual)

Definition

basal cell carcinoma

 

 

 

Dermatomyositis

Term

What sex and age is squamous cell carcinoma most common in?

 

With what type of work?

Definition

men over 60

 

farmer, construction: any one who works outside with proglonged time in the sun

Term
Name 4 things that predispose someone to squamous cell carcinoma?
Definition

prior radiation

soot

arsenic

burns

Term
Which carcinoma presents with nodular tumor that often ulcerates and scales?
Definition
squamous cell
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